Denver, Colo., May 14, 2008 / 19:23 pm
A Colorado constitutional amendment that would define personhood as “any human being from the moment of fertilization” has collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot for the November election.
The Denver Post reports that 131,245 voters signed petitions supporting the proposed Human Life Amendment’s presence on the ballot. State law requires 76,000 signatures for a proposal to be placed on the ballot.
The petition drive was organized by Colorado for Equal Rights, founded in mid-2007 by Kristi Burton of Peyton, Colorado. The group’s grassroots campaign was able to draw more than 1,100 volunteers and about 500 participating churches.
"The main thing the constitution is supposed to do is to protect us," the 20-year-old Burton said on Tuesday. "But who is that 'us'? There is currently no definition of person in the constitution.”